Chris Derrick

Chris Derrick

Derrick at the 2009 U.S. Junior Cross Country Championships
Personal information
Born	October 17, 1990 (1990-10-17) (age 24) Naperville, IL
Residence	Portland, OR
Sport
Country	United States
Event(s)	5000m, 10,000m, Cross Country
College team	Stanford University
Coached by	Jerry Schumacher
Medal record Men's athletics Competitor for  United States World Cross Country Championships Silver 2013 Bydgoszcz Team

Chris Derrick (born October 17, 1990) is an American distance runner who won 3 consecutive US Cross Country Championships in 2013-2015. He attended Stanford University where he earned 14 All-American honors and hold an American junior record in the 5000 meters.

High school

As a member of the high school class of 2008, Derrick has traded victories with former American high school record holder in the two-mile, German Fernandez. As a high school senior at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Illinois, Derrick gained recognition when he won the Illinois state cross country championship and set the course record on the altered Detweiller Park course, possibly eclipsing the time that Craig Virgin (the only American to ever win at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships) ran on the original course.^[1] Derrick concluded his senior cross country season by capturing both a team and individual victory at the Nike Cross Nationals competition, followed a week later by a second-place finish at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships. During track season, at the Arcadia Invitational Derrick ran a 13:55 in the 5000m, the fastest time run by an American high school student in a high school-only race.^[2][3] Derrick received the inaugural Gatorade National Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year award in partnership with ESPN RISE Magazine following his 2007 season.^[4]

College

Chris attended Stanford University and earned 14 All-American honors (Four in cross country, five in indoor track and field, and five in outdoor track and field)

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On March 28, 2009, Derrick placed 15th in the Junior race at the 37th IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Amman, Jordan.^[6]

On May 2, 2009, Derrick set the American Junior 5000m record with a time of 13:29.98, breaking Olympian Galen Rupp's previous record of 13:37.91, run in 2004.^{[7][8][9][10]}

On June 12, 2009, Derrick placed 3rd at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 5000 Meter Run.

On November 23, 2009, Derrick placed 3rd at the NCAA Cross Country Championship

On June 11, 2010, Derrick placed 4th at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 5000 Meter Run.^[11]

On November 21, 2011, Derrick finished in 2nd place behind Lawi Lalang of Arizona in his final cross country race for Stanford at the DI NCAA Cross Country Championship.

On March 9–10, 2012, Derrick finished in 2nd place behind Lawi Lalang of Arizona in both the 3000m and 5000m runs at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field National Meet.^[12]

On April 30, 2012, Derrick finished in 3rd place in the 10,000m and set an American Collegian record at the Payton Jordan Invite in 27 minutes, 31.38 seconds.^[13][14][15]

On June 22, 2012, Derrick finished 4th in the 10k Olympic Trials, getting beat out by Galen Rupp, Matt Tegenkamp, and Dathan Ritzenhein.

Nike Oregon Track Club

In February 2013, Derrick won the US Senior Men 12,000 meters USA Cross Country Championships in 35:38 at Forest Park in St. Louis Missouri,^[16] to qualify for the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships where he placed 10th.^[17]

Derrick later finished 3rd in the 10,000 meters 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships^[18] in June 2013 to qualify for the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in August. Derrick finished 18th in the 10,000 meters in a season best time of 28:04.54.^[19]

Bowerman Track Club

In February 2014, Derrick repeated as victor of the US Senior Men 12,000 meters USA Cross Country Championships in 36:14,^[20] in Boulder, Colorado. In March, Derrick finished 2nd place and set an Age Record at the Jacksonville Gate River Run 15k road race (43:16).^[21] Derrick ran 13:08.18 at Payton Jordan Invitational.^[22] Derrick later finished 2nd in the 10,000 meters (28:18.18) 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships^[23] on June 26, 2014.

In February 2015, Derrick won his third consecutive US Senior Men 12,000 meters USA Cross Country Championships in 36:18,^[24] in Boulder, Colorado.

Personal bests

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